Author: Alice Monroe

In 2025 Bitget, which is a major player in the crypto space, partnered with MotoGP. This marks an exciting four-year collaboration. This partnership will see them take on the role of Regional Partner and report to be its flagship in four races in Europe and in Asia. The announcement on June 21 began at the Italian Grand Prix in Mugello. This is Bitget’s launch into the motorsports scene. It is supplemented by their sports associations with Lionel Messi, Juventus, and LALIGA up to this point. Everything comes together to mix racing adrenaline with crypto action. With over 120 million users…

Polymarket has joined the unicorn club after raising a $200 million round which valued the company at $1 billion. That was led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, adding heft to the prediction platform. It was already on an up trend. This achievement has led to Polymarket’s $1 billion valuation being a subject of much discussion. In that round of funding, $50M of which was 2025 capital, it hadn’t been announced before. Although the product is banned in the US and some other areas at this time, investors are putting in funds. They see great value in Polymarkets’ long term growth.…

ProCap BTC, a firm of Anthony Pompliano, is making waves in the crypto world. They released a report of a massive Bitcoin purchase they made. The company put out 3,724 BTC at a time weighted average of $103,785 per coin. This Anthony Pompliano Bitcoin purchase is a spend of $386 million. It is reported to be the largest corporate crypto buy in 2025. This move occurred just a day after ProCap announced its merger. This merger is a step forward into the public market. They aim to become a bitcoin-based financial giant. Since the release of the stash for public…

DeFi Development Corp (NASDAQ: DFDV has launched into a foray of a dedicated Solana validator. This also marks out a key Dogwifhat validator partnership. The collaboration was first announced via a press release detailing the validator partnership. It emphasises its aim to strengthen community and network performance. This validator will see DFDV and WIF token holders share in staking and MEV rewards. Although the revenue split is not disclosed, DFDV’s COO Parker White reported that all parties will benefit. The benefit is from post expense earnings. The move is to improve validator performance, increase community visibility, and at the same…

Circle’s stock price is making waves on Wall Street, going from $31 to almost $200 in just two weeks. The company’s amazing IPO not only disrupted financial markets but also brought stablecoins into the main stage, significantly influencing stock dynamics. Circle’s shares which trade at the CRCL ticker opened at $69 and saw a rapid increase to over $103.75 on the first day. By June 18 they had reached $199.59 which is a 540% gain and put the company’s valuation close to $50 billion. That which fueled much of this growth was the U.S. Senate’s passage of the GENIUS Act…

Bitcoin rebound from low as the Middle East sees a peace deal which brings in a dramatic price recovery to $106,000 from when it was under $98,500. The recovery came on the news of former President Trump’s Truth Social post announcing a full ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Global markets moved fast. As Middle East tensions went down investors’ confidence went up, showcasing how Bitcoin rebounds amidst Middle Eastern influences. At the same time traders adjust their bets. Traders are now betting on a rate cut by year end, with commentary from Danielle DiMartino Booth reinforcing expectations that the Fed’s…

Ethereum developer Barnabé Monnot has revealed a bold proposal:Cut transaction times in half from 12 to 6 seconds.The change is laid out under EIP-7782 as part of Ethereum’s 2026 move to Glamsterdam. This is all on speed, better confirmations, better DeFi interactions, reduced instances of arbitrage. First introduced in late 2024, Ethereum developer Barnabé Monnot’s proposal sparked discussion on the Ethereum Magicians forum, with developers weighing in on the tradeoffs. This is a key element of Ethereum’s transformation into a global settlement layer. And if carried through it will make Ethereum much snappier at the same time not sacrifice its…

Japan’s Metaplanet Inc. reports that it has put in $5B of capital into its US based subsidiary Metaplanet Treasury Corp. This is a large step which puts the company at the front of the pack in terms of which Asian companies are holding Bitcoin. Also it is reported that the company is going after a target of 210,000 BTC by 2027. This move marks a significant engagement with $5 billion Metaplanet’s capital for Bitcoin. The government will back the launch of the ambitious “555 Million Plan”, which was announced a few weeks ago. This plan which also includes a shift…

In a large-scale effort to restore ethics in the halls of Washington, Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced the COIN Act in 2025. This bill, which also has the title of the Curbing Officials’ Income and Non Disclosure Act, puts forth a plan to ban issue, support, or promotion of cryptocurrencies by present and former public officials. This includes past Presidents. This legislation is a response to former President Donald Trump’s very large digital asset empire, which reported making over $57 million from token sales in 2024. The bill has expanded the range of which public figures are affected by these…

In a surprise report for June 2025, Polymarket’s NYC mayoral betting market has blown up. This occurs at the same time that the platform’s total user engagement is dropping. While across the board trade volume and open interest have fallen since the 2024 U.S. election, speculation on New York’s mayoral race is at an all-time high. This highlights the intense Polymarket NYC mayor focus. Scandals that played out during former mayor Eric Adams’ tenure have sparked trade activity. For issues related to his resignation or re-election, open interest in the markets went from $88,000 to over $2.3 million in less…